One-piece brassiere and princess-slip.



A. HBIMLIOH. QNB=PIBGB BRASSIERE AND PRINCESS SLIP.

APPLICATION FILED'FEB. 6, 1913. I

Patented July 29, 1913.

ajfarney ADQLPH HEIMLICH.

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on NEW YORK. N. Y.

ONE-PIECE BRASSIERE AND PRINCESS-SLIP ,This invention relates to a combination garment, that is to say, two garments comb1 ned into a so-called one-piece garment, to- Wlt, a princess-slip provided with steels to adapt the slip to perform a double function,

' that of a brassiere and a petticoat' \Vlnle it is common to sew or otherwise secure a petticoat and a brassierc together, such combination s not satisfactory, for the reason that a seam is formed which produces a ridge in the outer garment, and as both a brassiere and princess-slip are nowadays used in place of more bulky garments in order that a tight fitting dress can be worn, the result of sewing the two together is not satisfactory.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the novel features of which I will point out in the appended claims, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of my 'im- 7 proved garment; Fig. Q is an enhrrged frag mentary sectional viewhfthe section being taken on a line 2---2'|n.-[ 1g. 1; Fig. 3 IS a u fragmentary view of a portion of the front of a modified form of my invent on.

As herein embodied, my invention comprises a. princess-slip consisting of a skirt or petticoat portion 1 and a corset covering or waist portion 2. To adapt the slip to perform the function of a brassiere or, more properly speaking. to convert the waist portion into a brassiere, I sew. or otherwise secure, to the waist portion steels or whalebones 3, L and These may be sewed or inserted into the seam 6. or they may be covered by a separate piece of fabric.

One of the main features of my improvement is a special provision to facilitate the mani 'iulation of the fastening device which acts to hold the waist portion or brassire over the bust. The provision referred to consists of an opening 7 located adjacent the waist =1ine 0f the garment, through which the hands can be passed in order to hook the fastening device tothe corset. In order Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February a, 191s. Serial No. 746,464.

Patented a uly 29,1913.

to equalize the pull on the brassiereyl provide a tab 11 which underlies the upper end of the front section or gore 7. The.tab 11 extends considerably below the opening 7. To produce the opening 7, the gore 7 is sewed along its edges, as at 8, to the remainder of the garment, the upper end be-. ing free or unsecured; hence an opening is provided for the passage of the hands. In

the' form illustrated in Fig. 3, the gore 7 is not sewed to the remainder of the garment throughout the full extent of its edges, so that a flap 15 is provided, which is yieldable or flexible from the pointl l up. The flap 15 is provided with sockets 16 which it ill snap onto buttons 17. In other respects the two forms of garments are practically identical.

To manipulate the fastening device 13, the flap will be unfastened. After the fastening device has been secured, the flap can be raised and snapped into position. In both instances, the strap 12 is secured to the tab 11. The lower end of the strap carries thefastening device 13. To reinforce the garment at the points Where the pull on the garment is strongest/as illustrated in Fig. 1, I sew the gore 7 and scams 6 together as at 9. It will also be seen that the entire garment is made up of full lengths of fabric and that, although it comprises all the ad *untages of an independent separate brassiere and a princess-slip, I have dispensed with the jointure of two independent garments into one, and have made the one so as to perform all the functions of the two.

Having now described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

l. A princessslip, consisting of a skirt. portion and a waist-portion 1n one piece, the skirt-portion having a gore secured thereto along and throughout the edges thereof, the upper end of said gore being free to yield whereby an openin is formed at the waist line of the slip, steei or whalebones secured to. said Waist portion and extending from the waist line upward, the front of said waist-portion terminating in a tab extending below said opening, and a securing device carried by said tab.

2. A princess-slip consistin of a skirtportion and a waist portion in one piece, the skirt-portion having a --gore secured thereto along the edges'theteofithe so,

curement of said gore extending throughout a portion of the length of said gore only,

'Whereby a flap is formed, a fastening,- device carried by said flap, catches carried 5 by the Waist-portion adapted to engage the fastening devices on said flap,- steels or whalebones secured to said waist-portion extendin from the waist-line upward, a tab cari'ie by said waist-portion and located .10 adjacent said flap, and a fastening device waist-portion adjacent the waistline and projecting below said slit.

4. A princess slip consisting of a skirtportion and a waist-portion, and provided with a slit at or near the waistline thereof, at the front of the \\'aistportion terminating in a tab extending below the said slit and underlying the same, the tab being adapted to receive a hose supporter.

Signed at New York city N. Y this 4 25 day of I ebruary, 19.13. i

. ADOLPH HEIMLICH. \Vitnesscs EDWARD A. JARVIS, RUTH Mnmns. 

